The Next Series

Well, I finished my re-watch of Star Trek The Next Generation. All SEVEN seasons!  I think I drove Andy crazy with all my references to warp nacells (sp?) and space anomalies. It was fun to see a couple of episodes in the final season that I didn’t see as a teenager due obviously to the [...]

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Dear 18 Year Old Me

This was a fun exercise in creativity. After you read mine, head over to Dear 18 Me and write yours. Do it today and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a $10 iTunes card! Dear 18 year old me, I (you) recently watched this episode of Star Trek (yeah, a day will come when [...]

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A Slice of D&D Nerdiness

This is just for fun, and also because I haven’t posted anything in FOREVER!  i’m just not good at fitting in everything I want to do!  And there’s so much I want to do!!!!  One of the nerdy things (although I’m only calling it nerdy in that self depreciating way you call something nerdy to [...]

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Only A Day Away

A day away from home that is. A much needed day. A gift of a day. Many of you know that my parents have lived in AZ for many years, and in the almost nine years now that Andy and I have been married, I’ve only gotten to see my folks once or twice a [...]

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Stinky Feet . . .

. . . have got to be one of the trademarks of summer. Kids wearing the same pair of shoes sweaty day in and blustery day out. Wet feet going in, trekking through dirt and tall grasses, watermelon and icee juices dripping down into them. You’re unaware of the stench until the fateful afternoon you’re [...]

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Oh Good Grief

It’s a Charlie Brown day. It started out with so much promise, a nice big breakfast, house all clean, diapers washed out, worship music playing. Nevertheless, I’ve managed to end up missing the ball altogether, ending up flat on my back. It’s one of those days when giving thanks isn’t even a consideration until you [...]

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The Whole Dreaded Process

My last post talked a little bit about the whys of the dreads, but a lot of people are asking me some hows and whens, so I thought I’d post a little bit about the whole process. Well, mostly just the pics. If you want to know how to make them, check this out, and [...]

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Seriously Mom?

It happened without warning. My little boy, my silly, loves potty talk and nonsense,  dancey dancin’, wriggles and giggles boy, turned grown up on me. Maybe it was just for a moment, and maybe tomorrow he’ll be begging for more dancey dance time, but today, as I sort of absent-mindedly began to sing “You Are [...]

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Oh, The Places You’ll Go . . . . .

. . . .  in your head while sitting in the ER. According to strengthsfinder.com, I am Empathic. (If you think I’m referring to a certain Bedazoid, you’re a kindred spirit, but that’s not quite what I’m referring to.) I’m talking about the more simple ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Empathy [...]

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Graduation

I was looking at the last of the lessons plans for this year and it hit me all of a sudden that Liam is almost done with Kindergarten! He’s “graduating” from Kindergarten. This sent me on a mad chase up the attic stairs to dig through an old box of photos to find this. Then [...]

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